ZOMES - Time Was LP Minimal Wave The Messthetics have played upwards

The Messthetics have played upwards of 200 shows across the US

Tuning was often an afterthought

Following the party-orientated indie rock success that was 2018’s ‘Wide Awake

co-producer and percussionist) and his various other groups and session work (ranging from the experimental improvisation of Causings to the likes of Taylor Swift) Krivchenia has been quietly building strange musical worlds in parallel with his own experimental records

the Ethio-jazz of saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya and hints of the pan-human ‘ancient music’ that sat underneath Arthur Russell’s melodies on First Thought

ZOMES - Time Was LP Minimal Wave The Messthetics have played upwardsTime Was marks a new stage in the evolution of Zomes. The album marks the first recordings of Zomes as a duo and the first time an album was recorded in a studio and not on a cassette deck. It all began when Asa Osborne was performing at the Perspectives Festival in Sweden, where he met Hanna through a mutual friend in the Skull Defekts. During Osbornes performance, Hanna, a vocalist, ended up improvising along with the music with stunning results.